text_original: So begins the feudal system, of the development of which more must be said in a later chapter. The Frankish kingdom had held together while the process of conquest had kept alive the sentiment of loyalty ; as soon as the extension of the kingdom ceased, local feeling reasserted itself, and this process of disintegration had begun even before Charles handed on the sceptre to the less masterful hands of his son.
text_transcription: SO BEGINS THE FEUDAL SYSTEM OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHICH MORE MUST BE SAID IN A LATER CHAPTER THE FRANKISH KINGDOM HAD HELD TOGETHER WHILE THE PROCESS OF CONQUEST HAD KEPT ALIVE THE SENTIMENT OF LOYALTY AS SOON AS THE EXTENSION OF THE KINGDOM CEASED LOCAL FEELING REASSERTED ITSELF AND THIS PROCESS OF DISINTEGRATION HAD BEGUN EVEN BEFORE CHARLES HANDED ON THE SCEPTRE TO THE LESS MASTERFUL HANDS OF HIS SON
phonemes: sˌoʊ bɪɡˈɪnz ðə fjˈuːdəl sˈɪstəm, ʌvðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvwˈɪtʃ mˈɔːɹ mˈʌst biː sˈɛd ɪn ɐ lˈeɪɾɚ tʃˈæptɚ. ðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋdəm hæd hˈɛld təɡˌɛðɚ wˌaɪl ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv kˈɑːŋkwɛst hæd kˈɛpt ɐlˈaɪv ðə sˈɛntɪmənt ʌv lˈɔɪəlɾi ; æz sˈuːn æz ðɪ ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm sˈiːst, lˈoʊkəl fˈiːlɪŋ ɹˌiːɐsˈɜːɾᵻd ɪtsˈɛlf, ænd ðɪs pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv dˌɪsˌɪntᵻɡɹˈeɪʃən hæd bɪɡˈʌn ˈiːvən bᵻfˌɔːɹ tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈændᵻd ɔnðə sˈɛptɚ tə ðə lˈɛs mˈæstɚfəl hˈændz ʌv hɪz sˈʌn.